Reviewed by Dan

AUTHOR’S WARNING:

 Please note that the Lil Harvest is in the genre Horror as it contains the effects of demonic manipulation, and as a result, content in these works may contain graphic scenes of depravity, cruelty, and violence—sexual or otherwise—that could be offensive and potentially triggering to some readers.

REVIEWER’S WARNING:

This is a story of demons interacting with a young rape victim and the resulting activities which involve severe rape scenes, non-con sex, humiliation and death. It is not for the faint at heart and should be avoided by anyone who would be triggered by the definitely non-con rape scenes.

TITLE: The Endowment

SERIES: The Lil Harvest #1

AUTHOR: Meraki P. Dark

PUBLISHER: Taboo BookxXx

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RELEASE DATE:  December 17, 2018

BLURB:

In the beginning, an Incubus was merely a low-ranking demon who fed on the sexual terror he could inflict upon a human being—sometimes from a distance or cloaked as a dream. But that was before one of them got the idea to turn a human with nothing to lose into the perfect demon feeder.

Kendrick was a mere stable boy under the rule of the cruel Lord Sterling. A stallion breaching the fence set off the Lord’s sadistic tendencies on the innocent stable boy. Had it not been for a Lil-demon (incubus) watching and feeding off the torment from the shadows, it would have been just another abuse at the manor. But the demon, Bakzel, made the stable boy an offer he couldn’t refuse. The offer of getting revenge. Yet every wish has a consequence, but Kendrick was too broken to think about that when the Lil-demon cast the spell.

REVIEW:

What the f*** did I just read? Holy shite. This is one of the darkest books I, or anyone else, has ever read and reviewed at Love Bytes Reviews. I can think of a couple that might have been darker, but this was one hundred percent non-consensual sex from page one to the final page.

The story begins with us meeting Kendrick, a stable boy on an estate in the seventeenth century. Kendrick is going about his business, totally unsuspecting when his Lord, Lord Sterling, rushes into the stable and accuses Kendrick of leaving a gate open and allowing a stallion, who he says has far higher worth then the lowly Kendrick, to escape. While Lord Sterling has captured the stallion, Kendrick must pay. This is followed by the first rape in the story. Kendrick is brutally raped and left crying and bleeding with horse manure smeared over his face.

If that last line didn’t make you walk away from this review and you’re still reading this, please know that that wasn’t by far the worst scene in the book. They got worse as they went along. It was like a fatal car accident. I couldn’t look away. My husband is pissed because he wants to watch something on Netflix and I’m busy finishing reading this book and now doing the review.

Beware readers. This one isn’t for most of the Love Bytes readers that I’ve come in contact with during my time at Love Bytes. If you are one of those who loves HEAs and sweet platitudes, walk away from this one. No… run away. Fast. If, however, you like highly erotic stories that involve non-con, dubious con, and the like, you will probably enjoy this one.

It is the tale of demons and their interactions with the life of the young stable man who enters a pact with a demon to take revenge on his rapist. What the stable man becomes is pretty horrendous. Each scene gets tougher to read, and by the end of the story, I was feeling for the rapist from the beginning of the story. How twisted is that? Great job Mr. Dark.

I love the books by this author when he is writing as Meraki P. Lyhne, and I understand why he used a new name to publish this one under. I’m shocked to admit that I’m honestly intrigued by where this horrifying storyline is going. I highly recommend it to anyone brave enough to tackle it. I will be waiting for the next installment. I’m rating it 5 giant Love Bytes hearts because it truly made me uncomfortable to read. And the power to pull such a strong emotion from me is worth every one of those hearts.

I’m off to find something light and fluffy to watch on Netflix so I can sleep tonight!

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